Baby Signing Time Volume 1 DVD - Blockbuster New Releases Information

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Angela Stelle (Morris Plains, NJ USA) –

  

I bought this because my 11-month-old daughter loves Signing Time Volume 1 of the original series and I thought the baby version might be even better for her. I was wrong – she’s just not into this one. The original Signing Time (vol. 1) is much simpler and just shows kids in natural environments doing the signs. This baby version has more cartoon content and is much more “high-energy” which seems to turn my daughter off (and is less enjoyable for me as well). This might be great for some babies, but mine prefers the simple, low-tech version.

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L. Wilks “laudieb” –

  

I have been signing a handful of words with my 8 month old daughter for about two months now. She’s been very attentive when I’ve been signing, but until we started watching ‘Baby Signing Time’ she hadn’t really attempted any sings on her own…However, we’ve had the DVD for less than a week and she’s already started signing ‘milk.’ I’m not claiming that this DVD is a miracle…I think my efforts to be consistent with the signing, in combination with her evolving developmental maturity have a lot to do with the fact that she is starting to communicate non-verbally. However, I really think this engaging video has helped. I find this DVD to be very age appropriate and entertaining, as well as educational. The music is upbeat and the songs are catchy. The repetition may be boring for some adults, but for babies repetition is an effective teaching tool…my daughter has plenty of time to hear each word and she gets to see each sign multiple times. I think she really enjoys seeing other babies use the signs she’s been watching me use for the past couple of months. Plus, I find it helpful to see a variety of kiddos using the signs, as it gives me an idea of what it might look like when my daughter starts to attempt new signs herself. I also have a three year old who has really enjoyed watching the video with her baby sister…she practices all the signs and is starting to use them when talking with the baby throughout the day, which I think is great. We haven’t watched the original series so I am unable to compare the two; but I feel pretty sure that we will be investing in some of those DVDs as our household becomes more sign savvy.

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We too were so impressed with the original Signing Time that we decided to try this one for our nearly one-year-old baby. While we’re not fans of TV for children under two, the first Signing Time was so straight-forward and simple that we were comfortable watching it with our child. It took only a few times of watching it before she was using the signs all the time!

So we were excited when the Baby version came out and ordered it. But it is way too “produced” in comparison to the original one, and the cartoon graphics and music are annoying and distracting. We let the baby watch it once and she sat like a zombie, which worried us, since she’d been so engaged by the original one. But this one is far less effective in terms of teaching her than the low-budget/realistic original one.

If you’re looking to start your child on the path to learning ASL, I strongly recommend you stick with the original Signing Time series. The Baby version is just too close to that mindless entertainment junk you find in most children’s videos today, which is a real shame, since the original series are so engaging and interactive.

I gave this two stars as it’s not the worst thing for a baby, but in comparison to the original series, it was very disappointing.

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